Mindy – Victim Location 78661 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Good Afternoon, About 2 weeks ago, I received a message on Linked In from what looked like one of my professional colleagues regarding a secret shopper opportunity and was sent a link to put in my name, address, email address and phone number. …
Krystle – Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange One email from an Anthony Spillari to purchase 2 original pieces of artwork and he gave the info of the company he wanted to use for shipping. The shipping company will not accept credit cards and will only accept a wire transfer. Shipping cost to Switzerland …
Chad – Victim Location 60192 Total money lost $72 Type of a scam Other I originally booked make up and hair services. I found this company on Instagram, called their number and spoke to someone. Booked an appointment online, and received an invoice for a deposit. I paid $72.00 for the deposit. I received a …
Dale – Victim Location 72761 Type of a scam Investment Saw ad www.huffingtonpost.com showing how "seniors" in Arkansas can save several hunderds of dollars via Harp loan and filled out information requested including home telephone and then nothing happened. [censored] captured our address and worst our telephone no. with promise to show us how to …
Rachael – Victim Location 01085 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief I was contacted by member card services and they were offering me a credit card with 0% interest as a balance transfer. After giving them all my information they transferred me to their bank loan department to find which credit card was going …
Deanna – Victim Location 76244 Total money lost $134 Type of a scam Online Purchase Motliner may be out of business by now but their website is still active and taking orders but they do not deliver their product. I purchased once, never got the product and after many emails finally received a refund. Since …
Nikki – Victim Location 20009 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase this website appears legitimate, charges card, provides confirmation e-mail, and automated responses, but does not actually reply or ship products.
Olivia – Victim Location 96732 Type of a scam Investment Soliciting further contact to arrange transfer of funds from Bank of Spain. Claims she is a bank executive director in San Sebastian, Spain. Letter addressed to my husband who died in 2015.
Desiree – Victim Location 98101 Total money lost $12 Type of a scam Online Purchase Accepted my payment for online electronic currency which they said would be completed between 15-30 minutes but it was never received.
Tyrone – Victim Location 36104 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a priority mail envelope with instructions and a cashiers check. Immediately after receiving the envelope a text came to my phone asking if I received the envelope. I responded yes they asked about the instructions. I was to despiser the check …
William – Victim Location 84128 Total money lost $3,500 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I was contacted by phone that i won 8.9 million dollars in the illinois lottery, also with a 2019 merceds benz s class series car. I was told to pay $5,000.00 in fees and taxes to get the check. I paid …
Clayton – Victim Location 78108 Type of a scam Employment Visit your bank. Fill out a deposit slip. Endorse your check. Ask the teller to immediately deposit the check for you. The check usually takes about 24 hours to clear through. Once the fund is in your Bank account please proceed immediately to complete your …
Morgan – Victim Location 77040 Type of a scam Employment Started with an email of a real looking application where they asked for a photo of me my ID, photo of a bill, and to sign a contract online. The application also said the job was cleared by the bbb and that after a 30 …
Michele – Victim Location 60194 Total money lost $1,400 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan On July 23, 2019 I was contacted by Amanda Martin from Mutual Financial Group. Ms. Martin informed me I had qualified for a $5,000 dollar loan. However, in order to receive the funds, I would have to adhere to …
Charles – Victim Location 03819 Type of a scam Credit Cards I received an email saying it was an Invoice of an item I purchased for $1,499 MS Defender Firewall | Firebox T10 3 Ports 10mb Lan 100mb Lan Gige Wgt10000us when I called they said my checking account was used and wanted my personal …
Tanya – Victim Location 37324 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a movie from this site and it came as a blank unmarked disc in a white envelope with a handwritten title. It looked like something illegal. The movie froze and would not play.
Monica – Victim Location 97034 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Online Purchase Shortly after we posted an ad on Craigslist to sell our truck, an "interested party" contacted us by text and was really excited about the purchase, but only after they saw what they called an MV report. When asked what …
Eugene – Victim Location 85266 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations It all started with a phone call 1-855-500-1233 from a company called Momondo asking me to purchase my time shares in Mexico. They then emailed me their letters of intent with a purchase prices for me to approve, sign and email back to [email protected] along …
Robyn – Victim Location 77531 Total money lost $895 Type of a scam Investment Richard *** contracted with me to sell my timeshare for an advertising fee of 895.00. After one year if the timeshare did not sell or I chose to go with someone else my money would be refunded. I contacted My Best …
Kristy – Type of a scam Credit Cards Received an email from Mary Tyson at email address [email protected] ordering an unusually large purchase to have it shipped to Finland. We indicated we would need to get a shipping estimate to provide an accurate quote.Prior to doing so, Mary made payment by credit card in the …
Blake – Victim Location 95131 Type of a scam Online Purchase When I googled for an item, it led me to this website, mocasales.com and I placed an order. For 2 days the order status shows "processing". By 3rd day, the website disappeared (error: no server found). Tried to contact them but shocked that there …
Randi – Type of a scam Employment Scammers posted a job offer on Indeed.ca to receive money transfers and change them into bitcoin. No experience was required and the position paid well. Without an interview a job offer was sent with a probationary period where your own bank account would be used to receive the …
Cara – Victim Location 26591 Total money lost $499 Type of a scam Online Purchase Selling puppies they don’t have after they get your money they will not contact you
Desiree – Victim Location 45238 Type of a scam Phishing Have received many calls from this number saying they are with Met life insurance. I need to call them and they leave a number to call. They say it is important and that our insurance needs to be updated. We have called Metlife back and …
Jason – Victim Location 89122 Type of a scam Government Grant A friend told me that Mr Jackson Powell had Grant’s and I should try and apply so I did but to get$6,000.00 he wants me to send him $ 370.00 I’m trying to find out if this is a scam or not
Mario – Victim Location 44126 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase I received a pop up on my cell phone approximately January 24, 2019. It was from Motivated Labs offering a free sample of diet pills. I called the number and placed the order for free diet pills. They said it …
Donald – Victim Location 23435 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Online Purchase This site is a front for scamming people on french bulldog puppies. They get you to send a deposit or the full amount through western union. Once you send the money, they stop contacting you.
Andrew – Victim Location 32217 Type of a scam Phishing Being 96 years old and thinking a call from "Multi Medical Group" could possibly be concerning my health care, I answered the call. The lady asked with whom she was speaking. Followed by do you own the home at (and gave me my address)? She …
Priscilla – Victim Location 98057 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Online Purchase Here I am, minding my own business, trying to sell a truck online and this person says they are interested in purchasing. He wants a vehicle report before he commits to purchasing. That’s not even the fishy thing. He didn’t …
Carrie – Victim Location 35661 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan A text message was made to my family and friends that I had received a large sum of money and that they could do as well. They were told to take $1500 to Wal-mart and text the person at this number 202-524-2631 and …
